Ant expert discovers newly emergent species in his backyard

Jack Longino is a global ant expert and has traveled the world documenting and discovering ant…

Stalled weather patterns will get bigger due to climate change

Climate change will increase the size of stalled high-pressure weather systems called “blocking events” that have…

Etalumis 'reverses' simulations to reveal new science

Scientists have built simulations to help explain behavior in the real world, including modeling for disease…

Deep learning expands study of nuclear waste remediation

A research collaboration between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Brown…

NASA renames faraway ice world 'Arrokoth' after backlash

Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been officially renamed Arrokoth,…

Half of Piedmont drinking wells may exceed NC's hexavalent chromium standards

A new study which combines measurements from nearly 1,400 drinking water wells across North Carolina estimates…

NASA finds heavy rain in Tropical Storm Fengshen

The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite provided a look at the rainfall occurring…

Some hoppy news: Hops don't need to go dormant in order to flower

The explosion of craft brewing across the globe has created an insatiable demand for hops—the fragrant…

New technology could help law enforcement detect smaller amounts of fentanyl with a higher degree of accuracy

Two years ago, Cambridge Police Detective Sgt. Louis Cherubino got a call from a needle exchange…

Ten ways climate change can make wildfires worse

Wildfires such as those raging across eastern Australia have become more common across the world in…